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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.39
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन ।
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥ ३९ ॥
yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ
bījaṁ tad aham arjuna
na tad asti vinā yat syān
mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram
Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being – moving or nonmoving – that can exist without Me.
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3 study points
Kṛṣṇa is the source of all beings. Nothing moving or nonmoving can exist without Him.
Prabhupāda explains that everything depends on Kṛṣṇa’s energy; therefore, He is all-powerful.
Existence not founded on Kṛṣṇa’s energy is called māyā, meaning “that which is not.”
Texts 10.39 & 10.40
Krishna herein explains how we can see Him everywhere. Without Krishna, nothing can be, and no one—moving or nonmoving—can exist. Whenever we see anything, we can think, “The existence of this person, this tree, this building, this universe rests upon Krishna. Nothing exists without Him.” After speaking this verse, which by itself can award us the vision to see Him everywhere, Krishna sums up Chapter Ten.
limitless, all-pervading opulences
Names His opulences and then explains that these opulences simply indicate a fraction of His glory
Because He pervades and supports the entire universe with a mere fragment of His total potency
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 10.39 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?
Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.
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